“And books, they offer one hope -- that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe, one is saved.”

—  Anne Rice, book Blackwood Farm

Source: Blackwood Farm (2002)
Context: "No, but one can feel desperate at any age, don't you think? The young are eternally desperate," he said frankly. "And books, they offer one hope – that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe, one is saved.

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